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Thomas William Welnick Sr.

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Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary

7924 North 59th Ave

Glendale, Arizona

Thomas Welnick Obituary

Welnick, Thomas William Sr.
88 peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on January 11, 2014. A Phoenix native, he was born May 29, 1925 to Leo Sr. and Edna Welnick. He was a graduate of Kenilworth Elementary at St. Mary's High School. After graduation he enlisted in the Navy during WWII where he served in the South Pacific. After the war, he attended Arizona State College and worked in the produce industry until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his brothers Leo Jr. and Michael and his son Stephen Joseph. He is survived by Sarah, his loving wife of 65 years, his children Deborah (Brian) Weller, John (Lynn), Kathleen (Mike) Robertson, James (Lois), Judith Sprott, Mary (Earl) Meyer, Thomas Jr., Gregory, Mark (Sandy), Jean (Bill) Carreno and Sharon (Mike) Johnson, 16 Grandchildren and 18 Great Grandchildren. Visitation and rosary service will be held at Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary 7924 N 59th Ave Glendale, AZ 85301 on Thursday, January 16 from 5-8 pm. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, January 17th at 1:30pm at St. Elizabeth Seton Church 9728 W Palmeras Dr. Sun City, AZ. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Mary's Food Bank or St. Vincent De Paul. To send online condolences please visit www.chapelofthechimesmortuary.com

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Published by The Arizona Republic from Jan. 15 to Jan. 16, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for Thomas Welnick

191 Entries

July 10, 2014

Poo'
I'm always conscious of your presence. I'll love you forever and am looking forward to seeing you again.
I Love you!
Poo"

Jim Welnick

July 10, 2014

There are so many good memories that we don't even know where to start. We will truly miss your cooking and then trying the recipes ourselves. We will miss visiting you at the Lakeside cabin for great food and company. We both love you very much! Jim and Lois

July 8, 2014

Grandad,

You taught me one of the first and best life lessons. How to give a firm and almost knuckle busting handshake. It doesn't sound like much but it has helped spare me the embarrassment of having a "dead fish" style handshake and making myself look like a complete woman. I miss you lots Grandad.

Love, Billy

P.S. I'll remember to tell the kids not to run on the deck for you.

July 8, 2014

Grandad,

I miss you very much! I will never forget staying with you at the cabin during our summer breaks and how you would make us the best silver dollar sized blueberry pancakes!! I can't seem to make them quite like you could. Thank you for all the great memories, you will be forever missed.

Love you very much, Andrea

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July 3, 2014

Dad,

Don't think I will forget all the life's lessons you taught me, how could I? Cause if you told me once, you told me 18 thousand times!!

Love & miss you,

Gregory Paul

Kelly Welnick

June 29, 2014

Granddad,
I will always remember the trips up to the cabin in the summer when Jeffrey and I were little and how much fun we all had. You will be greatly missed, we love you!
Kelly

Ken Weller

June 16, 2014

Grandad , just wanted to say, you got me last. You touched us all in so many ways and are truly missed. Aspen asked me " who will I kiss on the cheek now ? ". Until we meet again , rest in peace.

With all our love,

Ken , Amy & Aspen

Lisa Collner

June 15, 2014

Granddad,

You always made me smile and I miss you very much. You were a awesome Grandfather and role model for me and my kids. You may be gone but you will never be forgotten. I love you and thank you for all you have given this family.

Lisa Collner

June 14, 2014

Grandad,
Thank you for the great memories. From your humor to the stories you'd tell that would leave me captivated. I will always be proud to be a Welnick. I loved going up to the cabin and spending time with you and Grams. Sitting around your gigantic dinner table was always special to me. I will always remember you sitting at the head of the table in your orange swivel chair. Thank you for having a plethora of children...aunts, uncles, and a dad who I am always looking up to. I love you and I miss you.
Eric

June 12, 2014

We love you and miss you Grandad. We had a lot of fun with you. Love, Warren, Rose, Connor and William

June 12, 2014

Granddad,
I am so blessed to have had you as a Grandfather. I think about you all the time. Of all of the fond memories, I keep going back to how much I loved going to the grocery store with you while staying at the cabin. "We're off like a hoid of toites". You will forever be in my heart. Love, Kristen

June 12, 2014

Grandad,
I have so many amazing memories with you, I loved spending summers up at the cabin. I enjoyed doing the crosswords, watching Jeopardy, and Kristen and I putting on our singing shows. :-) My birthday will never be the same without you here, I miss you so much! Just remember I got you last. Love you, Katie

June 12, 2014

Dear Granddad,
Let me start by saying that you are missed so much by all of your family. We love you so much! You were the best Granddad that a child could ask for. You raised a great family which included my mother. Thanks for raising such a wonderful lady whom later became a wonderful mother to my brother and I. I always loved coming over to your house to visit and play. I enjoyed sitting down with you and having great conversations about yourself and the family. You always had great games that you would play with us as children and as we would grow up. I miss seeing your smile and at the same time, I miss you shaking your head and whispering, "Stephanie, shhhh" in your low voice even when it wasn't me being loud. The best memory I have of you though is when we would play the "gotcha last" game at the car when we were leaving from somewhere. You would always reach in and touch me and say, "gotcha last, no touch backs". Well, Granddad, I sure wish you were hear today to "get me last" so I could touch you back! I love you Granddad and miss you a lot! All my love, Stephanie